SwampNut

Cool! What's the diameter of the other perch?

BTW...the spring guy had a few regional championship trophies for motocross in his office. From the mid-70's. He was also a flat-tracker and drove the dirt oval. Lots of cool pics. He seemed real interested in our project, said it reminds him of shit they used to have to do to get a bike in race-capable condition.

There's not a chance in hell I'm trusting hose clamps on this. I saw the effort they needed to change the last one. On the spring, we have one more small delay. It is slightly conical, and that apparently is an issue. It might be that it won't need to be conical, but I need some measurements. Does anyone have a 900 shock without a spring on it?

Yeah, they won't work. Since I've got the RaceTech spring I had to try to find a way to change it, and had a hell of a time.

Then there's mounting... Do you guys have access to a place that can put the spring on the shock? I had a hell of a time finding a place. Only one with a compressor is a Harley aftermarket performance place. So I kicked around the idea of buying one if people want to send me the shocks to swap the spring.

The guy who can do this was out with the flu. I'll be back over there today.

I would find another dealership. A lying thief usually employs questionable people. You don't want one of your people exposing your lying and thieving, after all.

Ok, I fucked around on this too long! I'm going over to the spring place right now. When I get back I'll post cost and collect payments. I have to prepay the order in full, so I'll ask that everyone that wants one do that also. I'll account for all the costs as soon as I have them.

Not sure what you mean, but... Even at max it will not be high enough to maintain stock angle. So yes, a spacer is necessary just to bring it back to normal. But the spring is still way soft.

With that spring even at max preload two up with luggage it's going to be way too soft. For the damping settings I liked full compression and half turn back from full rebound.

Go to the shop and tell them your plans for the swingarm. Get them to agree to compensate you for any difference between the original trade value of the swingarm and the value now with the new "custom" mods.

"Listen, it's my house bitch, I paid for it, and you'll do what I tell you and like it!" That's what I recommend. Please hook up a webcam and give me the URL first.

Ah, good work, very sneaky! We won't tell the wife. I can obviously see your plan to eventually annex Bedroom 3 into the garage by simply knocking out a wall. Let me guess, you'll call it a "storage room" and pile some boxes right by the door, implying the room is full. Then you make the hole in the garage and build a "door" from cardboard boxes, so only you have access to the hidden free space in the former bedroom. Very good, I like it.

I've always used the aluminum strips with the round rubber seal attached. When positioned just right, it will seal the door just like a refrigerator seal. Apply silicone to keep it from being squeaky.

Don't forget stupid things like light bulbs and lamps for the rooms that don't have installed lighting. On the other hand, don't go overboard buying stuff right away when you're in a rush and emotional. Take your time deciding what you need and how much you want to spend now vs. later. Now, you forgot the important stuff: Garage size, amp capacity of its electrical circuits, and what size compressor you're going to fit in there. And if you're going to be doing any little jobs around the place, check out that B&D power tool set I mentioned in another post. It really has been nice for the current remodeling I'm going. I never figured a battery-powered circular saw and some of that other stuff would be any good, but they've been huge time-savers.

I like Honda Polish for the shield.

If you have a Pocket PC or Palm you can also load a database of food info, or a program to track your consumption. I use Personal Health & Diet Manager on my PPC.

Me too. 53k miles or something like that.

That battery already gave you more time than I'd expect. You mentioned heavy traffic; the alternator just doesn't put out enough power to keep the battery charged at idle. So don't worry about it, put in a new battery.

Those answers are correct, and I'm pretty sure the F2 has that. In addition the F3 had a fuel pump, not sure about the F2. You should join the CBR mailing list and ask there. cbrlist.com

We're only six hours away from SD. Well, I've done it in 4...

Oops...it's in Idaho actually. (Everything other than CA, TX, and FL is "the midwest" to me...) http://www.pmq.com/cgi-script/csNews/csNew...one&id=273&op=t

Yes, but would you SHOW your left tit for the link...? I'll see if I can find the link.

On the CBR e-mail list, when someone asks about certain tasks we ask them to rank their own mechanical ability on a 1-10 scale... 10 -- Can rebuild engine with a paperclip and hammer 1 -- Injures self with screwdriver on the way home from the parts shop You guys shouldn't carry screwdrivers unless you have medical insurance... :devilfinger:

The weight loss and size loss was uneven for me, but it was a lot. Stick with it. Lately I've been losing size but not weight, strangely, but that's fine with me.